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Wednesday, 25 April 2018

April Rudolph Days Challenge

Once again it is time for the Rudolph Days Challenge. Here is a recap of the rules for your perusal.

1. The Rudolph Days Challenge will start each month (January to November) on the 25th, and will close at midnight PST, on the last day of that month.
2. The theme is always Anything Goes, as long as it is Christmas.
3. One entry per person and you just need to enter one Christmas card or Christmas project.
4. You may combine your entry with other challenges (maximum of 10 in total).
5. Your card (or Christmas project) should not have been previously posted to your blog. It should be posted to your blog during the current months Rudolph Days Challenge, (between the 25th and last day of the current month)
6. Please link back to or at least mention, the Rudolph Days Challenge.
7. Please leave a comment on the challenge post.8. The winner will be selected by random draw and announced on the first day of the following month. Prizes will be mailed anywhere in the world.9. A special draw will be held at the end of the year, in December, for all those who submitted a card or project every month that year, January to November..

Our talented designers have been so busy creating beautiful inspiration for you all.

Sam's card is a pretty penguin scene with lots of realistic snow! I am looking forward to reading how Sam made that snow! I love the snowflake die cut at the top!

Finally, my card...

I had a long snippet of blue card and wanted to make a card that relied heavy on snippets for the design. I used my trusty Martha Stewart punch and made short work of that long piece of card!

Using a paintbrush, I went over each snowflake with Waterfall Blue Stickles, just to give a little Christmas sparkle!

I folded a die cut circular snippet into halves and quarters to guide my snowflakes into a circular shape, as well as using the fold marks to guide how close together to place them. A few larger diamond bling finished off the wreath quite nicely, and then used my scoreboard to made two sets of lines to frame the wreath.

The grey bow has been in my drawer for years. It came off a box of something, so long ago I can not even recall just what it was! The merry christmas sentiment is a Studio G stamp...it was just the right size!

The card used here is from a VOS package of 5 1/2 inch square cards and envelopes. This one, and many other card packages like it, were purchased before I made cards and learned that heavy weight card bases are better. So I made the wreath on piece of white card and added it to the front of the card base. I then added extra layers of DP to the inside, to make the card "stiffer". The grey snowflake DP is DCWV Frosty Holidays, and the shimmery blue sentiment mat from that paper pad as well. The sentiment was diecut from another snippet of the laser photocopy paper and the stamp is Darcies Country Crafts J1120. It is VOS...1995!

The large snowflake is Memory Box Bianca Snowflake and was cut from another snippet of the lazer heavyweight photocopy paper. I gave it a generous coat of clear Wink of Stella.

So three snippets of the heavyweight laser paper and one long snippet of the blue card and Voila! A card is born. I am taking this card over to Di's at Pixies Crafty Workshop where you must use at least one snippet.

The envelope is stamped with snowflakes from the Teresa Collins Christmas Cottage stamp. I used a blue chalk ink and would never use it again. This stamp needs something like Versafine to help it stamp every detail clearly. Live and learn...

The prize this month is a choice of this Folk script Merry Christmas Memory Box die

Wonderful inspirations from you and the DT ladies! Your snowflake wreath is so clever and looks delightful! Very accurate work and the inside compliments it perfectly as well the envelope! Jenny's card is soooo cute and lovely and I'm stunned by Sam's card, that snow really pops!Thanks for a new challenge, hope to have time to play in.

Hi Maureen,Happy Rudolf Days.Oh your card is gorgeous and I love the blue snowflake wreath it's so stunning and very beautiful.Super inside also and tht verse is brilliant.It must have taken you ages to create that wreath.Lots of crafty love and hugs from my house to yours. Jenny L.

Mo, your card is fabulous and thanks for reminding me to use that great MS punch! Loving the wreath and square card design - tis beautiful! Sam and Jenny's cards are equally pretty, so thanks for the inspiration! Yes please to the prize draw this month :)

Thanks for the new challenge - lovely DT creations - Loving that Newton's Nook Stamp for a win - someone is going to be doing that Happy Dance! Thanks for the challenges - so far I have made it each month! Yeah!

Wow the month seems to have flown by and here we are again Mo with your lovely Christmas inspiration and just adore that punched snowflake wreath, and the two cards from the DT with Jenny's cute reindeer and really pretty corner die, and Sam's lovely puffy snow and a super snowflake border to acommpany that cute penguin. x

Yay! I made it in time! April is a short month and the time flies these days! Thank you for another Rudolph Days and the inspiration to get me making my holiday cards! You and your team made some gorgeous cards! I love how you used your punched snowflakes to form a wreath - gorgeous! Thank you for inspiring!

I just uploaded my card and don't remember if I left a comment earlier. I thought I did but don't see it..so here I am again! Your wreath is so pretty and I wouldnt have know it used punched snowflakes if you hadn't told us. What a creative idea and beautiful result.

Some fab inspiration from the DT, and Mo, I really love your little snowflake wreath. Adding the sparkle of the stickles really made the snowflakes pop as did the jeweled centers, and how cool that you were able to recycle the decorative bow. TFS & Hugs

Sorry I'm at the last minute Mo but the Linky is still open so I am assuming it is OK. I think I did drop by the other day and leave a comment, but I think you said you don't post it until a card is linked. I will try and be better next month, I thought I had another day but forgot it is only 30 days this month so had to get it in quick...lol. x

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